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How to Play the Guitar

How to Play the Guitar. By: Kevan Crittendon. What you will need. A guitar A pick An amp 2 cords for the amp and guitar A power source to plug the amp in and make it work A lot of patience and determination.

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How to Play the Guitar

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  1. How to Play the Guitar • By: Kevan Crittendon

  2. What you will need. • A guitar • A pick • An amp • 2 cords for the amp and guitar • A power source to plug the amp in and make it work • A lot of patience and determination Make sure you but a good quality guitar and amp. Do research and ask the store clerk for good advice.

  3. Getting Started • Take the amp and place in on a flat stable surface • Such as a Table, A stable stand, the floor works best. • Plug the amp in to the power source. • Plug the guitar into the amp. • Turn the amp on.

  4. Getting Started Cont. • Adjust the guitar to where the sound is coming through the amp. • Turn the knobs on the amp to where you can hear it clearly and smoothly. Keep strumming a string till you get to this point.

  5. Your First Time Playing • Before you play a song you will have to become used to playing • Start strumming on the guitar. Not even worrying about your fingers or where they are. • You will need to build up strength in your fingers in order to play for long periods of time without pain or discomfort.

  6. Your First Time Playing Cont. • After you get used to strumming its time to play a note. Hold down one of the 6 strings and strum the guitar while holding down the string. • Do this over and over and over again, all over the neck of the guitar with different frets and strings. • It will sound bad and like a bunch of noise at first. But don’t worry we all sound like that on our first try.

  7. Practice and Practice • Try and play at least an hour a day when you first start out. • After you play for a while you will begin to play for longer periods of time everyday. • Eventually you will be able to play songs • Don’t worry if they aren’t perfect. • The more you practice the better they will sound. Playing guitar is basically memorization.

  8. Practice and Practice Cont. • Know what you are playing just “Jam” • “Jamming” refers to just playing random notes and cords that you know in order to make up a song. • Jamming comes after you are more experienced. Playing actual songs when you first start is a good idea.

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